Fishing reel



sept. 21, 1943. J. A. coxE 2,329,982

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FISHING REEL Filed March 13, 1939 4 Sheetzs-Shee'fI 3 Wiji/2 Sept. 21, 1943. u. A. coxE FISHING REEL Filed Maron 13, v1939 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 @N @Q hsx C//i/zveizZ/m/:f *se/@ a. (QL/e Patented Sept. 21, 1943 1 UNITED STATES PATENT f otFFIcE-,il i I' 2,329,932. I I I V fi I lFISHING nam.A H b Joseph A. Coxe, I los Angeles, Calif assignor to I' Bronson Reel Company, Bronson, Mich., a corporation ofMichigan i AfppficatibnMarch 13, 1939, ,serial No. 261,486 V z claims. l(on. 43-20) .1. My invention relates to fishing reels, particularly ofthe type thatusually hasto betoo large and heavy for. the user to. carry or support with his hands ,while in use, which type of reelI charlacterizeas .a deep sea shing .reel.

The present invention represents a. continuation in partand improvement of the invention disclosed in ymy copending application, Serial Numberw 109,099, filed November 4, 1936, now Patent 2,251,782, issued August 5, 1941, and includes among its objects and advantages a lighter and. at theflsame time morerigid frame than that of Vmy prior application, and a greater variety of quick adjustments tomeet specific emergencies that frequently occur in playing very large and heavy fish.. In the accompanying drawings: b Figure 1 is a side elevation of a complete rod and reel ready for fishing, includingla reel according to the invention; I p l Figure2 is a side elevation of the reel of Figure 1; y k

Figure 3 is a sectionb on line 3--3 of Figure 2; Figure 4 is an enlargementofthe disconnecting clutch of Figure 3; V g I :Figure 5 is a section'on linel `51-'5 of Figure 3 ;y

Figure 6'is al section on line 6-6 of Figure 3; F Figure 7. is alsection on line'l-fl of Figure 3; ,,fFig ure 8 is adetailof the mounting for the handleon'line 8-8 of `Figure 2; y Figure 9 is a detail of the supponting plate for the'clutchs-hifting mechanism as on line 9-9 of Figure 3; V I' g ',.Figure 10 is'afside 4elevationv of an altemative construction'for the slidable clutch shiftingelement andyoke; V

'Figure 11 is a plan view o-f the parts illustrated inJFigure 10; and y Figure 12 is a plan'view of theframe truss, or spider. V vIn the embodiment of the invention selected forillustration, the reel proper designated as a whole'by the reference character IU includes 'a cylindricalsocket at l2fo'rjthe` rod butt M and a smaller cylindrical socket at IB to'receive the endof the r'od' tip IB; The'sockets'fl and IG, as best'indicated in Figures 2, 3, and 12, are integral parts of a unitary one piece frame casting, vwhich is cast in the form'of a 'truss or spider to secure lightness. In practice this' truss is 'cast of a lightweight metal alloy, the' chief ingredient of `which is aluminum, and additional lightness is secured by employing certainflall'oys whose strength can be increased by heat-treatment after casting.

vThe main portion of the truss asviewed in Figure 2 is substantially in theiform of the letter c opening upwardly. 'The circular edge 'members 20 each terminate in a front horn 22 :and a rear horn 24, and extend continuously around the periphery of the structure from one horn to the other.- 'At the bottom'in the middle isa wide beam 26 which'intersects the relatively narrow peripheral beam 28' at righlt' angles in the middle of the structure.V At the level ofthe axisof the sockets 12 and IG are similar cross beams 30 `and 32 of approximately the same size as the bottom cross beam 26: At the` extreme lips of the c, as best indicated in Figure 3, there are narrower cross beams'134 curved slightlyV downward and slightly outward between their ends; Diagonal b-race` members 36 and38 extending from the junction of the peripheral beam 20 Vand the bottom cross beam 26 diagonally up toward the axis of the sockets IZ and IB,` complete the main portion of the frame.v Each of the' sockets |2 and' IG is braced by eight relatively thin flying buttresses. The bottom buttress 40 merges with the central arcuatebeam 28; The top buttress 42 joins the center of the lip beam 34.v The side'buttresses 44 join the cross beams 30 and 32. The .upper diagonal buttresses 46 run to the ends of the lip beams'34 where they join the ends of the arcuate b edge beams 29. And the lower diagonal buttresses 48* merge with the diagonal braces 36 and 38. This arrangement of beams and buttresses braces all parts of the frame' against all the .stresses encountered in use in'such a way as' to "employ a minimum of metal. A

The heacliend' plate Elland tailend plate,;52, accordingly, support and house the rotatable spool and transmission parts associated therewith, and are themselves supported by the truss' frame, rather than constituting the support-for the sockets for the rod butt and tip as in my prior application. However, the end'plates and truss frame add additional strength and reinforceeach other by reason of -a' tongue and groove connection comprising' an arcuate tongue 513 projecting from the -center of each edge beaml 22, which tongue is` accurately fitted in an arcuate groove illustrated in my prior application above referred to except that before driving the threaded inner end sleeves 64 home, I first rivet each of the end bells 65 to the main sleeve 69 by means of dowel pins 68. These dowel pins are subseguently covered up by the flanges of the end sleeves 54 and provide a positive keyed connection to prevent relative rotation between the sleeve 66 and the end bells 65.' As the main forces generated in the playing of the' fish have to be transmitted in torque through this connection, the additional' strength-thus aiforded is a material advantage. V

the crank 84 and fastened in -place by riveting r as at 85. rPhe handle proper 89 is fastened on the rod 82 by means of the sleeve 89 having threaded Engagement at 98 withthe body of the handle and abutting the flange 92. Thecrank 8G is connected to the gear SGuby the same adjustable friction drive connection as in my prior application above referred to, including the knurled star wheel 88 for adjusting the amount of friction.

vBetween the gear 861 and the spool I have provided` clutch means for completely disconnecting the transmission at will. As lllustrated, the pinion 9I meshes at all times with the gear 86 and is constantly urged into clutching engagemerit With the spool in the position illustrated in Figure 3' by the helico-spiral spring 93. At its opposite end the clutch carries the usual key 94 (see Figured) adapted to enter the slot 96 in the hub of the spider 98. Diagonally opposite corners Vof the` slot Eti-may be beveled off slightly 'as clearlyindicated t mil in Figure '7 to ease the parts into. engagement. As in my prior applicatlon, the spider 98 'has la plurality ofgradiating arms IM, the end of each arm being riveted .to the adjacent end bell 65 as indicated `at IM in Figures 3` and 7.' Thus the torque transmitted to'the end sleeve Stand spider 98 can fnd its way into `the adjacent end'bell 65 'either through the rivets IM or through the sleeve '65 and the dowel pins 68 or both.` -And the sleeve Bll'and `dowel pins 98 at the right end of the spool must be relied on to transmit to the sleeve 66 and from the sleeve 69 to the opposite endibelli (35 such torque as comes to those 'portions of the spool from their engagement With the mass of thread on the spool. As these leads are of `maximun'i severity When the spool is relatively full of line, and at a time when the tendency of the line wound on the spool is to expand axially against the end beli S5 ..it will be seen that the rivets IM at the head end relieve the main sleeve 65 froml carrying a substantial portion of the-torque load.

To move the combined clutch andLpinion 9I, 94 from the full line position of Figure 4 'to the dotted line position and disconnect the spool from the head end transmission, I employ a slidable cam plate IGG. The clutch sleeve has a peripheral groove at I08 receiving the inner edge of a yoke IIQ. The slide [06 is U-shaped to `leave clearance for the axial movement of the c1utch,- and the ends of its arms on either side are provided With cams including upwardly inclined portions I I2, lands I|4 at the upper ends of the inclined portions, and stop fianges IIS at the ends of the lands. The entire slide IllB is guided in a shallow U-shaped housing IIS having elevated side portions riveted to the end plate 50 as by rivets I20, and a. depressed fiat portion I22 providing a clearance within which the slide IDS is housed and guided. Upon reference to Figures 3 and 4 it will be apparent that Withdrawal' of the slide IUB from the full line to the dotted line position of Figure 4 Will cam the yoke I IU up to the dotted line position of Figure 4, compressing the spring 93 and Withdrawing the male clutch member from engagement with the spool. I prefer to proportion the parts so that When they are in position foriclutch engagement, the bight of the slide I 06, as clearly indicated at I24 in Figure 3, enters the groove I08 and positively holds the clutch against movement out of engagement.

.For actuating .the'slida I provide the crank I26 provided With a suitablehandle IZB and connected to the shaft lI3Il (see Figures 4 and 5) to rotate the same. The shaft I3ll is pivotally supported on a stud I32' rigidly mounted in the depressed portion I22 of the slide housing. The shaft ISI) carries the arm I34 in which is riveted a pin I36 projecting below the arm into thelplane of the slide IOS and carrying an anti-friction roller I38. The anti-friction roller I3B rides in a transverse slot at I49 (see Figures 6 and 11) in the slide IGG. It will be apparent that rotation of the crank I26 Will be effective to move the slide I6 back and forth at the will of the user.

I have provided spring biasing means tending to hold the slide IIJG either in the full line or the dotted line position of Figure 4 and to prevent it from coming to rest in any intermediate position. As illustrated, this means comprises a spring I42 having a U-shaped central bight and having one end wrapped around the shaft I30 at Hill, and the other end connected to a pin MG projecting up from the slide IUB. It Will be apparent that as the pin I46 moves in a straight line, the mid portion of which is closer to the shaft ISU than either end portion,'the force of the spring I 42 lwill bias the slide I 06 and tend to move it into one extreme position or the other.

To secure'compactness and small axial dimensions, the arm I 34 is in the plane of the head end plate 50 which is cut away as indicated at MB to give clearance for movementof the arm |34 and is also notched in at I50 to allow the pin MS to move to the position of Figures 4 and 6. Similarly, the slide I06 is cut away at I52 to permit the slide to move back and'forthwithout striking the shaft I30.`

In Figures 10Vand 11 I have indicateda minor modification in which the projecting arms I54 of the slide IGG' are ofiset downwardly by substantially the thickness of the metal as indicated at I56. This shifts the parts to that extent further into the end beli 65 and correspondin'gly reduces the necessary length of the bolt 10' and the height of the housing I58 (see Figure. 3) covering this-portion of the transmission. As in iny'prior application above referred to, the tail end ,plate is covered by a non-metallic plate IGO and the head end plate 50 and associated transmission are covered by a non-metallic cover plate and housing IGZ.

4 Without further elaboration the foregoing will so fully explain the invention thatothers may, by applying knowledge current at the time of application, readily adapt the same for use under various conditions of service.

I claim:

1. In a deep sea fishing reel, in combination: a head end plate; a tail end plate; a unitary one piece frame of metal; said frame being in the form of a truss or spider'with openings between the truss elements; said frame having a. main portion substantially in the shape of an open letter C when viewed in end elevation along the reel axis; part of the edge of each end plate abutting and being fastened to the adjacent edge of said frame and being secured thereto; said frame and end plates having interlocking tongue and groove connections to maintain alignment; said frame including two sleeves adapted to receive a rod tip and a rod butt; said sleeves extending in opposite directions and being in axial alignment on a line parallel to and midway between the planes of said end plates; and a spool rotatably supported by said end plates for rotation about an axis perpendicular to said end plates; the axis of said sleeves lying below the axis of said spool.

2. In a deep sea fishing reel, in combination: a I

head end plate; a tail end plate; a unitary one piece frame of metal; said frame being in the end plates having interlocking tongue and groove connections to maintain alignment; said frame including two sleeves adapted to receive a rod tip and a rod butt; said sleeves extending in opposite directions and being in axial alignment on a line parallel to and midway between the planes of said end plates.

JOSEPH A. COXE. 

